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The eastern side of Amberley wildbrooks looked a picture from Rackham plantation viewpoint at 07.45 this morning... The flooded fields were teeming with waterfowl - after a very brief count, I estimated ca. 450 teal, 750 wigeon, 70 pintail, 40 shoveler, 200 lapwings and 65 black-tailed godwits...

16 Bewick's swans roosted on the pool in front of west mead hide overnight - they left at 08.15 this morning, flying off south down the valley to feed. There were 10 in the same spot yesterday morning - they left precisely an hour earlier, though it was much gloomier this morning due to the overcast...